The Portland daily press., 1887-06-14
FOREIGN.
Debate Renewed In the House OF
Commons.
The Crown Prince OF Germany Not
Expected to Live.
The Physicians Consider His Life
Is Doomed.

LONDON, June 13-The Times, this morn
Ing, has another article on ''ParnellIsm aud
Crime" tracing connection between Frank
byrne and Mr.. Parnell. IL claims that IL was
an opportune remittance from Parnell that
enabled Byrne 70 escape to France, and asks:
IS MT. farnell prepared to take steps TO put
TINS statement to proof, or even TO contradict
1t?
A majority Of the cotton spinners Of Lam
cashire and Yorkshire approve the short
time project to eounteract the corner in cot
ton. A number Of mills are closing, apart
from the movement of the Spinners' Assoei-
ation. The Operators Associations have
passed resolutions expressing sympathy with
the employers and announce their readiness
70 cooperate for the purpose Of breaking the
ring. '''e
LONDON, June 13.--The House of Conn
mons this evening resumed debate on the
coercion taking up the fifth clause. which
1eals with inc proclainllng OF district Hen
ry Fowler, Liberal, proposed as amend
ment that pr0clamations be made by order
OF the Priyy COunil instead Of BY the Vice
roy He urged that change OF such import
ance as the proclaiming Of district should
pe made by the Imperial instead Of by the
Mr.. Balfour, Chief Secretary for Ireland.
declined to accept the amendmnnt He re.
mind the House that the government COL
iieetlyely were responsible for every act Of
the Irish executive.
Messrs. Healy, MeNeiu, Clancy and Dill
lon, Natlonalists, successfully supported the
Mr.; Gladstone suggested that the members
should not spend any more of the short time
az tnelr command in futile discussion. II
would be better, he said, to employ the re-
naming time In discussing weightier points.
Mr. Smith said he was anxious TO allow
suiheient time for the discussion Of substan-
tlal questions. He hoped the opposition
would assist the government in this direc-
Mr.. Fowler offered to withdraw the amend
Mr.. Dillon protested He declined to take
advice from the government as to what
amendments should be discussed In the mis-
erable period left to the Parnelltes 10 con
test the measures
Mr.. Morley said he was sure Mr.. Glad
stone had not meant 10 suggest that the op-
position assist % n limiting the debate in ac-
cordanee with the governments ideas The
opinions Of the Parnellites upon the relative
importance OF the amendments deserved
more attention than the opinions Of the
English members.
The The amendment was put to division and
Mr.. Doherty moved an amendment that
proelamations be issued only on report Of
the Judge OF the high court after local in
quiry.
Mr.. Holmes, Attorney General for ireland.
opposed the amendment on the ground that
II was not advisable 10 remove any RESPONSE
bility from the executive. Local inquiry, he
said, would beyalueless because the Judge
would have no power to take evidence on
oath
Mr.. Clancy said the ss2yernment would
nave been more candid II 1t has .gyen~ a. 4
reason for the opposition to the amendment
their desire to retain for political purposes
the power OF prOclaiming district
The amendment was rejected 2O2 to 126
Mr. Shaw-Lefeyre moved an amendment
limiting the authority OF the Vicer0y In pro-
claiming districts to where II might be nee
essary Tor the prevention Of crime. He ap-
pealeu 10 the government to assent to the
alteration, which, he said, would bring the
House IN accord with the act Of 1882
Sir X. =. Webster, Attorney General, said
lt was refreshing to hearlMr Skaw-Lefevre
defending the act Of 1882.
LONDON, June lathe Chronicles Berlin
correspondent emphasizes the recent adverse
reports regarding the condition Of the Crown
frinee OF Germany, and asserts that Prince
Bismarck considers the Crown Princes life
doomed. The latter's family are prepared
I9r m the worst. The opinion Of Prof. Vir-
the palace with tears in his eyes and declar-
ed the examination led 10 the belief that the
malady was ineurable, and that the Princes
lie IS in danger; A specialist has written TO
the Berlin Tagblatt saying he believes the
case serious. the fitting time for the opera
ton being allowed TO pass, owing 10 fears
Tor the result. 1t Is necessary 20 remove the
larynx, which Is the only operation that can
save the frinees LIE, although II will de-
prive him Of his voice.
DUBLIN, June 13.--There was serious riot
ing at Athlone today between soldiers and
civilians. The soldiers wrecked a number
OF houses and many citizens were injured
with stones.